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"Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" by Betsy Byars
Students read the book, "Bingo Brown and the Language of Love" and discuss and define credit, loan, interest, and service credit. They complete activity sheets comparing advantages and disadvantages of using cash and credit.
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Ideas for Elementary Language Arts and Social Studies
Middle schoolers read a newspaper, then draw a picture.
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Complete the Sentences Intermediate Level 8
In this sentence completion activity, students select the best option from the 4 choices to complete the sentences. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Complete the Sentences
In this sentence completion instructional activity, students read the sentences and select the best option to complete each example. Students complete 10 sentences.
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Words And the Images They Create
Students explore how the written languages of China and Japan evolved, creating representations of Chinese and Japanese Poetry. Emphasis is placed on small, cooperative learning groups.
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Plain English
High schoolers take an educational game/quiz on using plain English. Students examine the three C's of reporting--clear, concise and correct. High schoolers study the importance of using plain English in journalism.
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Australian Travel Adventure
Seventh graders are introduced to the states and territories within Australia. Using the internet, they bookmark sites and take notes on what they want to share with their classmates. They also complete a map study on the country to...
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The Shark Callers
Students engage in a layered curriculum do some of the following: Analysis of Andy and Kaleku's lives. Include their lives, family, culture, traditions, and the parallelism in each other's lives.
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Stamps and Yo-yo
Students discuss items people collect, such as stamps and baseball cards, solve related word problems to practice adding and subtracting tens, complete worksheet, and share items they do or would like to collect with classmates.
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An Alphabet Journey Through Space
Third graders author a book about the universe to be shared with a younger audience. After compiling an alphabetic list of words related to the universe, 3rd graders research a definition for each word and put them in book form. Books...
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The "Bones" of the Story-Story Elements
In this story elements worksheet, students are instructed to read a Clifford book, then fill in graphic organizer "bones" with the title, setting, characters, problem, events and resolution.
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Peace de Resistance
Students examine the roots and resolutions of past personal conflicts in Macedonia. Students develop skits that reflect some of the central themes and issues involved in the Macedonian-ethnic Albanian conflict. They perform skits for...
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Mongolia Geography
Students examine the geography and culture of Mongolia. Individually, they cut out cut-outs of animals to place on their maps and label the grasslands and desert areas. They locate major cities and rivers along with vegetation.
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Biography
In this biography interactive worksheet, students learn about the genre of biography by reading 2 paragraphs. Students answer 7 questions about the text. This is an online interactive activity.
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Spelling Strategies: Target Words
For this useful words worksheet, students complete 6 activities that help them spell and use the useful and common words. Students also complete a test section on the words.
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Alphabetizing Vegetables
Young scholars explore alphabetical order. In this language arts lesson, students are given a list of twenty vegetables and complete a worksheet putting the names of these vegetables in alphabetical order.
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Benjamin Hawkins and the Creek Indians
Eighth graders explore the settling of South Carolina. In this U.S. History lesson, student research the events leading to the settlement of South Carolina by the Native Americans, then discuss and answer questions that relate to the...
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English Exercises: Present Continuous-Advanced
In this present continuous activity, students read about the usage of present continuous, then correctly fill in blanks in sentences. Links to additional resources and audio are included.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Learn to Write a Friendly Letter: Friendly Letter Creator
Featuring the five parts of a friendly letter students will create their own personalized letter with the Friendly Letter Creator.
Letter Writing Guide
How to Write a Friendly Letter
This site contains the purpose of friendly letter writing. In addition, the article discusses the elements of good friendly letter writing.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Parts of a Friendly Letter
The teacher will use charts, worksheets, and websites to orient students about the five parts of a friendly letter.
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Read Write Think: E Pals Around the World
Contains plans for three lessons that teach about writing friendly letters and parts of e-mails by asking learners to write to pen-pals around the world. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Writing Friendly Letters
This lesson teaches students the five parts of a friendly letter. Students will be able to write friendly letters utilizing the writing process. Students will visit various websites to learn more about writing friendly letters. Students...
Letter Writing Guide
Friendly Letter Format
This user-friendly site for teachers and students provides a friendly letter format.